Men's and Women's Indoor Track Both Ranked in Top 25

Jan 21, 2010

Indoor Track Picks Up Division III National Rankings for
First Time in Program History

- Men Ranked 16th, Women Ranked 20th in Division III -

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The U.S. Track &
Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on
Thursday morning the indoor track & field season’s first
national team rankings for NCAA Division III. The Rams were ranked
16th in the Men's Poll and 20th in the Women's Poll, for the first
time in program history.

Farmingdale State is off to a great start this season as they
have three Triple Jumpers (2 men, 1 woman) qualified for the NCAA
Championships after the first four meets. The men's team also has
nine individuals and one relay qualified for the ECAC
Championships, while the women have three individuals and one relay
qualified for ECAC's.

The men of UW Oshkosh, the co-defending indoor champions from a
year ago, have the started the 2010 season on top of the rankings.
On the women’s side, Illinois Wesleyan (152.18) leads the
rankings over UW Oshkosh (138.02).

This week’s release represents marks accumulated by teams in
the 2010 indoor season through last weekend. This week’s
release also represents the first time Division III national team
rankings have been compiled using mathematical formulae that
indexes a team’s potential of placing well at the NCAA Indoor
Championships and is similar in nature to the method that has been
employed by Division I for the past two years.

The next release of updated rankings for NCAA’s Division III
will continue on Wednesday, January 27, with updates occurring the
following seven Wednesdays leading to the NCAA Division III Indoor
Championships, March 12-13.